Bee update: Honey is on its way!

In the last couple of months, our bees have been bursting with honey and we couldn’t be more excited! We’ve been adding additional boxes on their hives called supers, which is where bees store their excess honey.

The first two boxes on a hive are where the colony raise their young and store their food (honey and pollen) for the winter. The supers store the surplus honey, which is what we will be harvesting some time in September.

We regularly examine frames from supers to see how far along the bees have come in building up the honeycomb foundation.

Once the bees have filled each comb to capacity, they put a wax coating on top as a seal.

So what are we going to do with all this honey? Stay tuned to find out.

To see more pictures, check out our Flickr page and follow our Pinterest board, Busy Bees.

Amrutha Simon

Amrutha works with MaRS Media to deliver high quality digital assets to clients for their marketing and business needs. Previously she was the Senior Program Associate for the Business Acceleration Program and provided support to entrepreneurs through the Regional Innovation Centres in the ONE network. She is also the Chair of the MaRS Social Committee and leads the team on organizing various events for MaRS staff. See more…

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